Students who are on the fence about getting the vaccine now have a new incentive to go sleeves-up.
Governor John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health announced Shot For 100, a new vaccine incentive program that gives $100 to the first 75,000 college students who get their COVID-19 vaccine at participating colleges, universities, and institutions of higher education.
“With the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant and its devastating impact on our communities including younger populations, we are seeing more young people go sleeves up, and that’s good. More than anything, students want an in-person college experience. But to do that safely, we need more shots in arms,” said Gov. Edwards. “It's in everyone's interest that our young people get the COVID vaccine — to protect themselves, their families and friends, and their larger communities.”
How Shot For 100 will work
Because Shot For 100 will be led by individual campuses, the program may look different from institution to institution, and students should expect to hear more from their school in the coming days.
At participating colleges and universities, students will be given a deactivated Visa card upon vaccination. After registering online at ShotFor100.com that card will be loaded with $100.
To learn more about this exciting new program, visit ShotFor100.com or call Louisiana’s COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 1-855-453-0774. In addition to learning more about Shot For 100, the COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline can answer questions about the vaccines and connect callers to medical professionals.
All institutions of higher education will be eligible to participate, including universities, community, and technical colleges, and private institutions.
The LDH is working with the Louisiana Board of Regents, to make colleges and universities aware of the new reward program.
